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john kiriakou's admitted to a single count of revealing the identity of a covert officer under a plea deal that saw prosecutors drop charges brought under the espionage act. kiriakou's the first cia official to publicly confirm and detail the bush administration's torture program, describing the waterboarding about cut operative abuses by that in a 2007 interview with abc news. he also is the first cia official to be jailed for any reason related to the torture, even those who carried it out. outside the courthouse, prosecutor neil macbride called kiriakou's sentence a warning to other whistleblowers. >> the judge just said in court, today sentence should be a reminder to every individual who works for the government who comes into possession of closely held sensitive information regarding the national defense or the identity of a covert agent that it is critical that information remains secure and not into the public domain are be shared with others who do not have authorized access to it. >> the judge in the case told kiriakou she would have sentenced him to more jail time if not fo
john kiriakou's admitted to a single count of revealing the identity of a covert officer under a plea deal that saw prosecutors drop charges brought under the espionage act. kiriakou's the first cia official to publicly confirm and detail the bush administration's torture program, describing the waterboarding about cut operative abuses by that in a 2007 interview with abc news. he also is the first cia official to be jailed for any reason related to the torture, even those who carried it out....
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i think she handled it well, john. and the issue i think is pretty much gone now, and the republicans did it not succeed in what they were trying to cue. >> how would you describe hillary clinton at the house and the senate hearings? what kind of an adjective would you use? >> i would say she was commanding, i would say she was presidential. she came across very much as someone who is shouldering responsibility but she also avoided taking any of the blame. that was a very good balancing act, and she handled all of the questioning, and i thought she brought some reality to this. the republicans say, the state department could easily have known what was happening. first of all, what we've learned since is this outpost was basically a cia operation. you don't talk about these things in public. the right wing had this fantasy that they were watching the demonstrations and the attack unfold in real-time on video. none of that happened. and she, i think, really turned back the notion that this was a minutive event on the par
i think she handled it well, john. and the issue i think is pretty much gone now, and the republicans did it not succeed in what they were trying to cue. >> how would you describe hillary clinton at the house and the senate hearings? what kind of an adjective would you use? >> i would say she was commanding, i would say she was presidential. she came across very much as someone who is shouldering responsibility but she also avoided taking any of the blame. that was a very good...
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. >> in the rly 1990's she brought down john gotti the head of the gambino crime syndicate, and brought to justice the terrorists responsible for bombing a rough trip center and the american embassies in africa. i would say that is a pretty good run. if you do not want to mess with mary jo. >> mary jo white is the president's new twist to be the he of the sec. thprident also renominated forr a higher prosecutor richard cordray as the president of the consumer financial protection bureau. what is the message for wall street? >> it sends a message consistent withth the president has said, this is who i am, the the the ople that will best carry out the p policies in my judgment that i think are necessary to clean of this country and make sure we do not go tough it ain. challenging the senate to act and confirm richard cordray and mary jo white to dits constitutional duty. >> good choices, bad choioices colby, based on your banking experience? >> based on experience of my frie who was a former federal prosecutor in new york and those mary jo white, an excellent choice. she will faithfully e
. >> in the rly 1990's she brought down john gotti the head of the gambino crime syndicate, and brought to justice the terrorists responsible for bombing a rough trip center and the american embassies in africa. i would say that is a pretty good run. if you do not want to mess with mary jo. >> mary jo white is the president's new twist to be the he of the sec. thprident also renominated forr a higher prosecutor richard cordray as the president of the consumer financial protection...
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to senator john mccain, it's equal standards for certain demanding jobs. >> i think women are obviously -- are prepared to serve side by side with men in combat. i just want to emphasize, though, there should be the same physical and mental standards for anyone to perform certain roles and functions in the military. >> reporter: many say it's a question of equal rights and serving in combat allows a soldier to advance through the ranks, farther and faster. >> the bottom line is we need to treat people like individuals. what are the capabilities they bring to the fight, including physical strength, plus courage, plus aptitude, plus leadership and all the things we need for the most effective fighting force. >> reporter: military service chiefs have until may 15 to make their case about which jobs if any should still exclude women. >> jamie: steve centanni, thanks so much. eric? >> eric: jamie, president obama campaigned on hope and change. but washington and the nation is more polarized. take a look at the numbers. a new fox news poll shows 84% of democrats approve of president obama's j
to senator john mccain, it's equal standards for certain demanding jobs. >> i think women are obviously -- are prepared to serve side by side with men in combat. i just want to emphasize, though, there should be the same physical and mental standards for anyone to perform certain roles and functions in the military. >> reporter: many say it's a question of equal rights and serving in combat allows a soldier to advance through the ranks, farther and faster. >> the bottom line...
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senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state was chosen to succeed hillary clinton who is stepping down after four years in the job politics and international studies professor stephen azuz a believes that john kerry is likely to be very much all school in his approach. here is an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not only being among the no right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that both authorize the war but. not only. making up least danceable john sayles about mass and biological and chemical weapons stockpiles and nuclear program i'm going to resist us here live resource terms like are going by your own it was clear that that was all drawn right there had no so-called weapons of mass destruction you said you were the motive for the war anyway because saddam hussein was a terrible dictator and they have the capacity of making those kind of weapon some time eventually of course by that criteria they're going to thirty countries really start hearing resumes that are having the privilege of b
senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state was chosen to succeed hillary clinton who is stepping down after four years in the job politics and international studies professor stephen azuz a believes that john kerry is likely to be very much all school in his approach. here is an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not only being among the no right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that both authorize the...
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i want to give you example number one of democratic congressman john barrow of georgia. here's a campaign clip that he ran last fall. again, democratic congressman. >> i'm john barrow, and long before i was born, my grandfather used this little smith & wesson here to help stop a lynching. and for as long as i can remember, my father always had this rifle real handy, just to keep us safe. that's why i support the second amendment. >> all right. again, democratic, right? and then on the day that the president unveiled -- again, i have to keep emphasizing this. it seems like they're trying to make this a democrat/republican issue. then there was the day, rowland, the president unveiled his 23 action points on guns, and barrow released a statement on that day that said, "i strongly disagree with proportions that would deny law-abiding citizens their second amendment rights." and then the liberal obama stop gun violence campaign ran this ad invoking newtown against democrat barrow. >> i'm john barrow. >> breaking news now -- >> there's been a shooting at a school. >> and long
i want to give you example number one of democratic congressman john barrow of georgia. here's a campaign clip that he ran last fall. again, democratic congressman. >> i'm john barrow, and long before i was born, my grandfather used this little smith & wesson here to help stop a lynching. and for as long as i can remember, my father always had this rifle real handy, just to keep us safe. that's why i support the second amendment. >> all right. again, democratic, right? and then...
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good point that john w. white had constitutional attorney for the rutherford institute i appreciate your time sir thank you all right that's going to do it for the news for this week but stay tuned for working on a whole new lineup of stories for you for next week first up pretrial hearings are specter to restart next week at guantanamo bay for nine eleven mastermind police has pleaded shaikh mohammed and four other accused conspirators up until now proceedings have been encountered by a number of interruptions from the suspects ignoring the judge to round them outbursts to one of them actually undressing in front of the court this time around the defense will be trying to get the judge to throw out the trial on the grounds that the proceedings are illegitimate next week will bring a latest coming out of cuba. plus french back mali and forces are continuing to advance on islam missed rebels in an attempt to recapture the country meanwhile the u.s. and the e.u. are helping airlift french troops and equipment
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you blame al gore if are you a democrat in 2000, john kerry in 2004, you blame john mccain. the republicans want to blame mitt romney, that's fine. but mitt romney is more popular than the republican party. i mean he got 47%, the republicans are dead in the water right now. so you know they're going through a difficult period. and they have got to try and figure out that they can't talk to the latino, the fastest growing group in the country. they're basically not conversational with younger voters. they are asians have left them in droves. you know, they have just, they're an aging white party and in a country that is not less white-- that is less white each year. >> you farther bobby jindal gave a speech saying we're fighting the wrong fight that is one side of what he is talking about. >> the jindal speech is interesting because i think it is a sign that a lot of smart republicans like jindal understand the problem. but the jindal speech is still, it's as if your conservatives have learned to speak a special language within themselves about government and about you know,
you blame al gore if are you a democrat in 2000, john kerry in 2004, you blame john mccain. the republicans want to blame mitt romney, that's fine. but mitt romney is more popular than the republican party. i mean he got 47%, the republicans are dead in the water right now. so you know they're going through a difficult period. and they have got to try and figure out that they can't talk to the latino, the fastest growing group in the country. they're basically not conversational with younger...
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. >> for more i'm joined by cbs news political director john dickerson in our washington bureau. john, if this is the way republicans see the president, how is anyone going to get anything done? >> the republican party has two challenges. the first is how to appeal to a changing electorate where minorities and younger voters are going to play a bigger role. and the second is how to oppose the in the a way that helps them define the party with those voters but without creating distracting conflicts. the only way the president annihilates the republican party as john boehner put it is if republican elected officials overreact. he is several them have been pleeching prudence. paul ryan the republican nominee said republicans can't play the villain in the president's morality play. so they have to pick their battles. and that sense of prudence lead to a short term deal on the debt limit and might lead to cooperation on issues like immigration. >> this week the president will be going to las vegas to deliver a speech about immigration. given how poorly republicans did with hispanics i
. >> for more i'm joined by cbs news political director john dickerson in our washington bureau. john, if this is the way republicans see the president, how is anyone going to get anything done? >> the republican party has two challenges. the first is how to appeal to a changing electorate where minorities and younger voters are going to play a bigger role. and the second is how to oppose the in the a way that helps them define the party with those voters but without creating...
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. >> to the united states now where the senate foreign relations committee has approved john kerry to become the country's next secretary of state. the nomination now goes to the full senate for approval. >> president barack obama nominated the five-term senator seen here in pictures last week to succeed hillary clinton, who is stepping down after four years. kerry has served on the senate foreign relations panel for 20 years. and investors are beginning to pump money back into crisis-hit nations. new figures compiled by dutch bank ing appeared to show the flight of capital has ended. >> corporate and private investors put more than 90 billion euros back into greece, spain, and portugal in the final quarter of 2012. that is a jump of 9%. the european central bank president has vowed to save the euro at any price. it is thought to have boosted investor confidence. well, here in germany, consumers are becoming increasingly confident about the future, and as a result, they are spending more money. most importantly, they are spending on big-ticket items and long-term investments like real
. >> to the united states now where the senate foreign relations committee has approved john kerry to become the country's next secretary of state. the nomination now goes to the full senate for approval. >> president barack obama nominated the five-term senator seen here in pictures last week to succeed hillary clinton, who is stepping down after four years. kerry has served on the senate foreign relations panel for 20 years. and investors are beginning to pump money back into...
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she is expected to step down within a few days and john kerry is expected to be confirmed. bbc news, washington. >> three months ago, super storm sandy swept through the caribbean and up the east coast of the u.s., leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. at least 130 people were killed in the u.s. alone. streets and tunnels were flooded, thousands of people were forced out of their homes. john has been back to new jersey to see what happened after the cameras left and what progress, if any, has been made in rebuilding the homes. >> accompanied by two friends for support, she has plenty of pluck and courage to see what happened to her home of 50 years. >> stand here. let me show you the house. >> the front porch is gone. that is why this roof fell down. the whole court just went. a lot of people have flood insurance, but i did not keep it. >> so, you were not insured? >> not for flood. i have homeowners, but the flood. this is really -- it is like and believable. i have never seen a disaster like this. >> it is hard to find the words to describe the scale of the destruct
she is expected to step down within a few days and john kerry is expected to be confirmed. bbc news, washington. >> three months ago, super storm sandy swept through the caribbean and up the east coast of the u.s., leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. at least 130 people were killed in the u.s. alone. streets and tunnels were flooded, thousands of people were forced out of their homes. john has been back to new jersey to see what happened after the cameras left and what progress,...
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obama also officially nominated chuck hagel to head defense and john kerry to become secretary of state on monday. joining us here in park city, utah, is jeremy scahill, national security correspondent for the nation magazine. he is featured in and co-wrote the new documentary, "dirty wars: the world is a battlefield." book with thest same title is due out in april. we're also joined by the director of the film, rick rowley, independent journalist with big noise films. the film premiered here at the sundance film festival in the u.s. documentary competition section. when we flew in a salt lake city last night, we went directly to the salt lake city library where there was a sold-out crowd to see a showing of "dirty wars." we want to congratulate you on this absolutely remarkable film. i think it is very appropriate to begin our four days of broadcasting here in park city on this day after the inauguration of president obama to begin with "dirty wars: the world is a battlefield." jeremy, talk about president obama's first four years and where we're going now. you got a chance to hear his
obama also officially nominated chuck hagel to head defense and john kerry to become secretary of state on monday. joining us here in park city, utah, is jeremy scahill, national security correspondent for the nation magazine. he is featured in and co-wrote the new documentary, "dirty wars: the world is a battlefield." book with thest same title is due out in april. we're also joined by the director of the film, rick rowley, independent journalist with big noise films. the film...
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is coming to you live from moscow with a former cia officer john kiriakou he's been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars for leaking classified intelligence his supporters of called for a sentence to be reduced saying the real reason for his punishment was because he went public on washington's torture tactics artie's guy nature kind of reports. the cia veteran the former chief of counterterrorism operations in pakistan john kiriakou will spend thirty months in prison for leaking the identity of an agent but before he was prosecuted mr kitty affleck had been actively speaking out against torture and now he and his supporters believe that he was prosecuted for coming clean over torture practices in the cia it started with an investigation into how military defense attorneys acquired tunnel bay obtained the names and photographs of cia personnel as ortiz eventually tracked one name back to a reporter who had spoken to mr. rather than risk a far longer prison term and because he could no longer afford his legal fees and stick it out when a cobra agreed to plead guilty to one of
is coming to you live from moscow with a former cia officer john kiriakou he's been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars for leaking classified intelligence his supporters of called for a sentence to be reduced saying the real reason for his punishment was because he went public on washington's torture tactics artie's guy nature kind of reports. the cia veteran the former chief of counterterrorism operations in pakistan john kiriakou will spend thirty months in prison for leaking the...
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john ging says the u.n. will ask governments at upcoming donor conference to raise $1.5 billion in aid. >>> in addition to the 519 million for the four million people we decided as in need in syria, we also have a plan to respond to the refugees which now number over 650,000 in the neighboring countries. and that plan is costing $1 billion. >> ging spoke in new york after a mission to syria. he said the u.n. will make the request for aid after the donor conference in kuwait. he says the civil war has damaged infrastructure such as water, electricity and roads. he noticed people are in desperate need for food and medical supplies. he said relief goods are not reaching people who have fled to northern syria. ging demanded syrian leaders allow u.n. officials to enter the country from turkey. >>> myanmar's leader is on a visit to south korea. they met with the first woman to be elected president of south korea, park. the two female politicians encourage to do what they can for their respective countries. our seo
john ging says the u.n. will ask governments at upcoming donor conference to raise $1.5 billion in aid. >>> in addition to the 519 million for the four million people we decided as in need in syria, we also have a plan to respond to the refugees which now number over 650,000 in the neighboring countries. and that plan is costing $1 billion. >> ging spoke in new york after a mission to syria. he said the u.n. will make the request for aid after the donor conference in kuwait. he...
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general ham served as an enlisted infantryman in the 82nd airborne division before attending john carroll university in cleveland, ohio. he was commissioned in the infantry as a distinguished military graduate, and his military services include assignments in kentucky, ohio, california and germany, just to name a few. he has also served in saudi arabia, qatar, macedonia and iraq. he's held a vawrty of positions including area comoonder, battalion executive officer, adviser to saudi arabia national guard brigade and the multi-national by gad in iraq. -- brigade in iraq. his military education includes advanced course, naval college stance, graduating with distinction and a u.s. air force air war college. i want to say a few notes about the program today. general ham is going to speak, and then we will have a question and answer session. i ask that we all be mindful of the time and keep your questions brief. please be mindful that this is a lecture, and we are going to encourage faculty and student participation. i will recognize our students first before moving to faculty and other guests.
general ham served as an enlisted infantryman in the 82nd airborne division before attending john carroll university in cleveland, ohio. he was commissioned in the infantry as a distinguished military graduate, and his military services include assignments in kentucky, ohio, california and germany, just to name a few. he has also served in saudi arabia, qatar, macedonia and iraq. he's held a vawrty of positions including area comoonder, battalion executive officer, adviser to saudi arabia...
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you blame al gore if are you a democrat in 2000 john kerry in 2004 you blame john mccain. the republicans want to blame mitt romney, that's fine. but mitt romney is more popular than the republican party. i mean he got 47%, the republicans are dead in the water right now. so you know they're going through a difficult period. and they have got to try and figure out that they can't talk to the latino the fastest growing group in the country. they're basically not conversational with younger voters. they are asians have left them in droves. you know, they have just they're an aging white party and in a country that is not less white-- that is less white each year. >> you farther bobby jindal gave a speech saying we're fighting the wrong fight that is one side of what he is talking about. >> the jindal speech is interesting because i think it is a sign that a lot of smart republicans like jindal understand the problem. but the jindal speech is still it's as if your conservatives have learned to speak a special language within themselves about government and about you know, att
you blame al gore if are you a democrat in 2000 john kerry in 2004 you blame john mccain. the republicans want to blame mitt romney, that's fine. but mitt romney is more popular than the republican party. i mean he got 47%, the republicans are dead in the water right now. so you know they're going through a difficult period. and they have got to try and figure out that they can't talk to the latino the fastest growing group in the country. they're basically not conversational with younger...
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senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state he was chosen to succeed hillary clinton is stepping down after four years in the job politics and international studies professor stevens's believes john kerry is likely to be very much all school in his approach. he was an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not being among the you know right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that vote authorizing the war but. not only. making up police danceable tales about mass and biological chemical weapons stockpiles and we are programmed in with us here livery systems i've come to think. it was clear that that was all there had so-called weapons of mass destruction we said you were voting for the war anyway because saddam hussein was a terrible dictator and they have the capacity of making those kind of weapons sometimes mentioned of course i backed right here together for twenty or thirty countries with authoritarian regime that i have or have a capability. unconventional weapons and kerry was essentially they
senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state he was chosen to succeed hillary clinton is stepping down after four years in the job politics and international studies professor stevens's believes john kerry is likely to be very much all school in his approach. he was an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and not being among the you know right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that vote authorizing the war but....
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i'm going to start with john mccain. he said he would have liked to hear more outreach while ohio republican rob portman tweeted this. my disappointment was in the speech i think the president missed an opportunity to talk about where we can find common ground. steve king tweeted this, awesome and shockingly liberal address. an epic realignment. so some people said not at all, other people said what i just read. what's your take? >> well, you know, the president won the election so he's certainly entitled to pursue his agenda. i thought it would have been more effective though if he had spoken more in thematic terms. by being as precise as he was is laying out a liberal agenda which is what's usually done in a state of the union. in going back to ronald regan's address, government is not the problem. those are general statements. i thought the way he got specific yesterday made it more of a, again, almost campaign type of address. he's an excellent speaker. even how he was distinguishing the issues, implying that democra
i'm going to start with john mccain. he said he would have liked to hear more outreach while ohio republican rob portman tweeted this. my disappointment was in the speech i think the president missed an opportunity to talk about where we can find common ground. steve king tweeted this, awesome and shockingly liberal address. an epic realignment. so some people said not at all, other people said what i just read. what's your take? >> well, you know, the president won the election so he's...
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the cia veteran the former chief of counterterrorism operations in pakistan john key will spend thirty months in prison for leaking the identity of an agent but before he was prosecuted mistake he had been actively speaking out against torture and now he and his supporters believe that he was prosecuted for coming clean over torture practices in the cia it started with an investigation into how military defense attorneys acquired tunnel bait obtained the names and photographs of cia personnel as ortiz eventually tracked one name back to a reporter who had spoken to mr. rather than risk a far longer prison term and because he could no longer afford his legal fees and stick it out when a cobra agreed to plead guilty to one of the five charges against him violating the intelligence identities protection act by e-mailing the name of a covert cia officer to a freelance reporter who never even published it there's something very disturbing about this case had john key actually engaged in torture he wouldn't be in any trouble at all he never even would have been investigated because he talked
the cia veteran the former chief of counterterrorism operations in pakistan john key will spend thirty months in prison for leaking the identity of an agent but before he was prosecuted mistake he had been actively speaking out against torture and now he and his supporters believe that he was prosecuted for coming clean over torture practices in the cia it started with an investigation into how military defense attorneys acquired tunnel bait obtained the names and photographs of cia personnel...
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that's the speaker of the house, republican, john boehner. if the white house and congress can successfully reach a deal on immigration reform, that could have a big impact on the millions of illegal immigrants already here in the united states. but it would still not be an easy process, immigrants and u.s. officials deal with registration, background checks and even figuring out how much families valid to pay in taxes and fines. with me, an attorney specializes in immigration law and homeland security issues. and the managing director of the global security firm. >> good to be here. >> there are many pieces of this pie that people would have to go through. first of all, do you think people will willingly come forward and say, yeah, i'm here illegally? >> that's exactly the key issue. how do you get people to say, yes, i'm an illegal. i am going to participate in the system. so many of the groups that have come from around the world come from infrastructures where they don't trust the government. it's a cultural issue. it is part of the real
that's the speaker of the house, republican, john boehner. if the white house and congress can successfully reach a deal on immigration reform, that could have a big impact on the millions of illegal immigrants already here in the united states. but it would still not be an easy process, immigrants and u.s. officials deal with registration, background checks and even figuring out how much families valid to pay in taxes and fines. with me, an attorney specializes in immigration law and homeland...
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senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state it was chosen to succeed hillary clinton who is stepping down after four years in the job politics and international studies professor stephen zunes believes john kerry is likely to be very much all school in his approach. as an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and being among the no right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that both authorize the war but. not only. making up least danceable junk your tales about mass and biological and chemical weapons stockpiles and nuclear program nobody would resist us your literary systems are going to think that your it was clear that that was all drawn out there had no so-called weapons of mass destruction you said you were the motive for the war anyway because saddam hussein was a terrible danger and they have the capacity of making those kind of weapon sometimes mentioned of course i got right here rather poignant thirty countries will start hearing resumes that are however i would think ability building unconven
senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state it was chosen to succeed hillary clinton who is stepping down after four years in the job politics and international studies professor stephen zunes believes john kerry is likely to be very much all school in his approach. as an outspoken supporter of the iraq war and being among the no right wing minority of democrats on capitol hill that both authorize the war but. not...
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senator john kerry is widely expected to win easy confirmation from the senate has the next secretary of state after a hearing before lawmakers on thursday president obama's nominee will replace hillary clinton as the country's top diplomat some believe will do little to change the old face of u.s. foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there i
senator john kerry is widely expected to win easy confirmation from the senate has the next secretary of state after a hearing before lawmakers on thursday president obama's nominee will replace hillary clinton as the country's top diplomat some believe will do little to change the old face of u.s. foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry...
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host: congressman john delaney. let's hear from regina in the apollo, pennsylvania, republican line. caller: i believe you said you were part of a nonprofit organization or company, which means that your goal was to do what you could to pull money out of the federal government, the state government, local government, to get money for your non profit. host: the congressman can clarify his business background. background nonprofits guest: my background is in the private sector. i started two for-profit companies that are public companies and are creating jobs. i also started a nonprofit in maryland called blueprint maryland, it was designed to help put forth a plan to help maryland both the economy and make it more competitive. it was organized as a nonprofit. all the funding for it came from myself, did not take money from anyone to start a nonprofit. the point of the non-profit was to look at the competitive situation of maryland. maryland is a state that is overly dependent on federal spending. it is the third most
host: congressman john delaney. let's hear from regina in the apollo, pennsylvania, republican line. caller: i believe you said you were part of a nonprofit organization or company, which means that your goal was to do what you could to pull money out of the federal government, the state government, local government, to get money for your non profit. host: the congressman can clarify his business background. background nonprofits guest: my background is in the private sector. i started two...
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well for more on this story we can now talk live with john laughlin the director of studies institute to money and cooperation in paris thanks for being with us john perceptor noone how would you evaluate the success of the algerian operation. well i think you know obviously on the face of it it was it was a success but i mean we need to look deeper do we need to. what is the link between the algerian secret services and the islamist rebels that we are now fighting what is the link between the algerian secret services and washington. there are those who think and i find the argument persuasive that these events including the of the what's going on in my early come under the category of what we call false flag operations in other words things are stirred up in such a way that intervention is as it were required and that's the situation we're now in france and britain and other countries are sending troops into mali and so we have yet another western intervention yet more troops on the ground yet more neocolonialism and at the same time john what about syria because i spoke yeah you pro
well for more on this story we can now talk live with john laughlin the director of studies institute to money and cooperation in paris thanks for being with us john perceptor noone how would you evaluate the success of the algerian operation. well i think you know obviously on the face of it it was it was a success but i mean we need to look deeper do we need to. what is the link between the algerian secret services and the islamist rebels that we are now fighting what is the link between the...
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oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which has a good century preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan but what about relations there you are in washington i'm here in moscow is senator kerry has criticised u.s. policy towards russia and russian diplomats have sai
oh absolutely i think we can expect that john kerry will. perforce will wilma must follow in the footsteps of hillary clinton in this regard that he will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of...
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the kinds of emphasis that in fact john kerry has but -- wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. even as you're working on foreign policy, you've got to work on increasing the number of women in the u.s. congress. >> but look, if you're talking just about the question of the impact on women and the role of women, let's look at one aspect of afghanistan, which so often is talked about in the sense of we have to be at war in afghanistan to protect the women. well, let's look at what these 11 years of occupation have led for women. >> that's not what i'm saying, by the way, just so you know. >> but this is a huge argument here and the idea is that women are somehow better off with this occupation, with this war than they would have been otherwise. afghanistan right now is in exactly the same position in the rankings of save the children and unicef on where is it safest for a woman to give birth and where is it safest for a child to be born and live to her first birthday in the world. afghanistan is the worst place for a woman to give birth, it used to be second, now it's first. and
the kinds of emphasis that in fact john kerry has but -- wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. even as you're working on foreign policy, you've got to work on increasing the number of women in the u.s. congress. >> but look, if you're talking just about the question of the impact on women and the role of women, let's look at one aspect of afghanistan, which so often is talked about in the sense of we have to be at war in afghanistan to protect the women. well, let's look at what these 11 years of...
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john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. [gavel] >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee to consider the next -- the nominee for the secretary of state will come to order. let me, again, ask as i did yesterday, since the full senate has not yet passed the committee resolution sitting members, i ask unanimous consent the returning members to allow our prospective members to participate in today's hearing and if there is no objection, so ordered. let me start with saying you're not at the table yet, senator, but we're going to have you there shortly. wow. what a high priced staff member. let me say, senator kerry -- or should i say, mr. chairman, since you are still our committee's chair, that deeply humbled to preside over the committee today as we consider your nomination. asre honored to welcome you the president's nominee for a position you have most deservedly earned. from the first time you testified before chairman full br
john kerry is introduced by elizabeth warren, john mccain, and hillary clinton. a vote on his nomination by the full senate is expected next week. [gavel] >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee to consider the next -- the nominee for the secretary of state will come to order. let me, again, ask as i did yesterday, since the full senate has not yet passed the committee resolution sitting members, i ask unanimous consent the returning members to allow our...
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the pentagon was investigating investigations and that general john allens' three occasions with jill kelly were inappropriate. petraeus later resigned. isico's supreme court expected to rule on a case that triggered a diplomatic dispute with france a french national is serving a 60-year jail sentence for kidnapping and organized crime. adam reports from mexico city. >> this police raid forage was so convincing that the mexican public and judges were sure that the french woman was a criminal. the only problem was that the video was staged the day after she was actually arrested. later, it emerged that the federal police chief at the time staged a raid from the country's two top tv networks. she is currently serving a 60- year jail sentence for kidnapping and organized crime. but on wednesday, mexico's supreme court could rule whether her constitutional rights were violated. the kidnapping victims were found at the ranch where she was staying with her boyfriend. he confessed to the kidnapping, but said she had nothing to do with it. she has always maintained her innocence and victims h
the pentagon was investigating investigations and that general john allens' three occasions with jill kelly were inappropriate. petraeus later resigned. isico's supreme court expected to rule on a case that triggered a diplomatic dispute with france a french national is serving a 60-year jail sentence for kidnapping and organized crime. adam reports from mexico city. >> this police raid forage was so convincing that the mexican public and judges were sure that the french woman was a...
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the forty thousand troops that the military was demanding that crystal is demanding for afghanistan john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well and there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. coming up here in the weekly on r.t. he may have hung on to his job but he failed to convince his voters is ready promise seventy minute yahoo for a majority in the country's parliament but only a narrow margin is now struggling to form a stable coalition and that story of plenty of others point after show bright. morning news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are the day. news continues here i
the forty thousand troops that the military was demanding that crystal is demanding for afghanistan john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well and there is very little chance that john kerry will...
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coming to terms of the islamic republic of iran john brennan has been in charge of president obama's targeted assassinations program is a point of push the notorious war on terror in a different perspective and shows that it's far from over they want wars that will not redound against them at home politically so they don't want any more body bags they don't want more american troops. still to the extent they want to prevent that they want to have all the soldiers sitting in alexandria virginia or los angeles or whatever and running the groans that are killing people whether it's afghanistan or yemen or iran or you know were else however over the next four years the administration's reach will extend far beyond the middle east as it is said to continue its pivot to asia as well as building a missile shield provocatively close to russia's borders last year in a hot mike moment president obama told russia's made that even if that in his second term he'd be more flexible to discuss moscow close circuit. but it could turn out to be flexibility to words only president action believe russia
coming to terms of the islamic republic of iran john brennan has been in charge of president obama's targeted assassinations program is a point of push the notorious war on terror in a different perspective and shows that it's far from over they want wars that will not redound against them at home politically so they don't want any more body bags they don't want more american troops. still to the extent they want to prevent that they want to have all the soldiers sitting in alexandria virginia...
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senator john kerry is expected to take over from clinton but some analysts doubt that a new face will do anything to overhaul the u.s. foreign policy. but the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department what hillary clinton did which was more important than anything else during her four years as secretary of state was to be part of the coalition the phalanx if you will oprah wore people which really left to president obama no choice but to go along with the forty thousand troops that the military was demanding that crystal is demanding for afghanistan john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the world particularly the middle east and recently but you know africa as well there is very little chance for john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directi
senator john kerry is expected to take over from clinton but some analysts doubt that a new face will do anything to overhaul the u.s. foreign policy. but the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department what hillary clinton did which was more important than anything else during her four years as secretary of state was to be part of the coalition the phalanx if you will oprah wore...
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wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. and has this controversial use of drones to time to terrorize that has come to focus of a major u.n. investigation human white sox if it's a highly critical of the east saying it often results in wider civilian deaths than official acknowle
wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every...